Reading

Get Ready to Read! is designed to support educators, parents, and young children in the development of early literacy skills in the years before kindergarten. Intended for use with all children, the resources and information provided on this site promote skill-building, communication between adults, and ways to address concerns.

The Between the Lions parent center is a great website for finding activities and daily tips about simple strategies parents can use each day working with their children. There are also interactive, educational games and a recommended reading list for parents.

The National Children’s Literacy Website is a unique children’s literacy initiative and is part of the Soho Center’s National Children’s Literacy Information Project. It is a not-for-profit initiative dedicated to advancing the literacy skills of young children, promoting literacy as an integral factor in the growth of society, and enhancing literacy in a variety of home and child care settings.

Included in this huge, and free, 73 page pack are early emergent and emergent readers for the colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, brown, and black! They feature these basic sight words: a, I, look, at, the, see, can, you, it, is and this with predictable text.

Reading the Alphabet is a free reading curriculum designed for those who already know their letters and letter sounds, yet are not ready for a faster paced, full-blown curriculum. This curriculum may also work for those who are struggling to master foundational phonics, phonological, and phonemicawareness skills.

BOB Books are perfect for the beginning reader. Starting with the earliest set, phonics features and sight words are introduced slowly to make it easy for your child to pick up the book and read. Download several free books for use at home from this site.

Written and illustrated with sensitivity and gentle humor, Free Phonetic Readers features short and long vowels. Stories introducing children from a variety of backgrounds along with their families, friends, pets and other critters introduce phonics to the beginning reader.